Apparatus for assembling basket elements



Feb. 18, 1930. J. H. LOOMIS 7 APPARATUS FOR ASSEMBLING BASKET ELEMENTS 2 SheetS- Sheet 2 Filed April 14 1926 Patented Feb. 18, 1939 UNETED sa JOHN H. LOOMIS, OF LUDE-HG'ION, MIGEIGA 1ST, ASSIGNOR, 1251 MESNE ASSIG1\TMENTS, wo ST. JOSEPH man VIQEKS, OIE ST. JOSEPH, '1VIICHIGAN, A CGRPORA'IIDN ms MICI-IIGAN APPARA'IUS FOR ASSEIVEBIJING BASKECL ELEMENTS Application filed April 14,

)Nly present'invention has to '(l0 with the manufaeture of baskets, and it conternplates the provisionbf a process ancl apparat-us through' the medium f Which the ele rnents that enter 'into a basket ma be expecl1t1onsly"ancl easily assemblecl ancl may be hold 111 p'roper relativeposition 130 form a perfeot ba'ske1; beforo placing oi:' the assembleclancl co"il"e ctly'positioned elernants upon a st1tohing Inachine.

Other obje'cts anal practical advantages of the 'invention Will be fully understoocl from rhefolloWing de'scription and claims' when th6' same are read in connection with the 1 5 clrawings, accompanying ancl forming pari:

' of tl1is specification, in which Figu"re lis a sicle elevation illustrative of bas;ket elemenss assembled anal retainecl in Proper relative position through the mecliu1n Of1ny invention.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the same. 'Fi'gure 3 is a diametrical section illustratingthe same assembly'as' Figures 1 ancl 2 ancl haken on the line 33 0f Figure 2.

Figur'e 4 coniprises clisconnectecl persgeclives of the interior band anal the exterior hoop includecl in the apparatus forming part of my invention.

Figure 5 is a perspeotive of the base mandrel also inoluded in saicl apparatus.

Figu2e 6 is a perspective view 0f the basket as it coxnes from ehe stapling maobine. Similar numerals 01: referene clesignace oorresponcling parts in all 01 the views of the drawings.

.For the sake 0f convmiienoe and clearness, the px:ocess that fonns part of 1ny pr esent invention will be described ancl macle c-lear incident to the disclosure 01" the apparatus and the mocle in which the apparatus is einployed in the pzactice of my invantion.

Am0ng other elements the apparatus comprises an exterior hoop 1 whichfmay be 0f any material compatible with its purpos e. The apparatus also inclucles an interior band 2 Which is of taper form and wider tha1i the hoop in about the proportion illustrated. Tl1e s;aid band 2 like tl1e hoop 1 may be of any appropriate material possessed of Ehe 1926. Serial m; 101,912.

5 und 6 spacecl apartwith a taperd Wall 7 permanontly joining th6 heacls 5 and Ribs 8 are securecl as at'15 011 the said wa'll 7 .ancl extencl fhroughout the height thereof, the space between each pair of ribs being sufiicient t0 accomrnoclate a basket stave 14 therebetwen. An annulus 9'surrouncling and spacecl by the ribs 8 from the Wall 7 is securecl as a1: 16 to the ribs 8 and to the Wall 7. Upright spacecl ribs 10 aresecurecl at 17 on;the outer side 0f the said ann11lus 9 opposite tho spaces between the Fibs 8, ancl the ribs 10 a1e spaced apart t0 jadmit tl'1e lower ends 0f the outer basket staves therebetween. A taper banclll iS removably arranged about tl1e ribS 10 anc1 snngly engages the sa1ne so as tobe hold againt casual displacement by frictional contact.

The basket con1prises a bottom 12 wit-h annular flange as shown particularly in Fig. 3 ancl the side Wall consists of a series of laterally spaced inner staves 14 a1id a series of lat6rally spacecl ntefstaves 13, che latter 0f which are arrangecl over the spac-es between and overlap the eclges of theinner stzwes as shown particularly in Fig. 2, and in the finishod bziSke 'these Stafies ane stapled or otlierwise fasten'ed"toupber lOWT Mid'1Il-' tenno diate outsicle hoops 18, 19 and 20 respeotively and to tho upperihsiole hoop 21 sind also to' tho annular flarige of alle bottom More spe'cific'z'1lly speziki'ng the"uSe of 1nyf novel 'appar'atu's is' as' follows, namely,-the taperecl band 2 is su'perposed on the mah'clrel 3 a s' shoWn in Fig. 3"ant1 the bottonri 12 is set' upon "tl1e' -Upper' Qd'ge 0f th ba1id 2 as also shown ir1said figuie, after whioh tliihner seriS0f Stavs 14 'areet in plaoe around the ap'pzifat'us W ith thir ldwlar borfii1sfbetween tlhoribs8 and' bejjyiroljnS th 9:and the tapere l[Wall Zf Theiigjuten se 1;ie 'of staves 13 are then Placed pdsition With 

